Special Event

Faculty Fellow, Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies Faculty Fellow, The Kellogg Institute for International Studies Faculty Fellow, The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies Faculty Affiliate, Center for Civil and Human Rights Victoria Tin-bor Hui received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University and her B.SSc. in Journalism from the Chinese University […]

Nick Millward is the president of the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies. In his talk, Nick will draw on his research, his travel experiences in the area and his work to improve the conditions for the people living there. Nick graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies. While […]

Philip Orlando is senior Vice President and Chief Equity Market Strategist of Federated Hermes. He is also Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with 32 years of industry experience and is responsible for formulating and articulating Federated's opinions about the equity market as well was positioning strategies for the firm's products. He serves as […]

Delegations from Reading’s two sister cities, Reading, England and Reutlingen, Germany are coming to Reading March 12-17 to join in the celebration of the 275thanniversary of Reading’s founding.  The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading is pleased to hold a breakfast program as  part of the week long set events  planned  for the visits. The […]

Dr. Daniel Markey is a senior advisor on South Asia at the United States Institute of Peace. He is also a senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Foreign Policy Institute. From 2015-2021, Dr. Markey was a senior research professor in international relations at SAIS, where he launched and […]

Will the environment survive a renewed Middle East peace process? A blueprint for progress. Presented by Alon Tal

  Since 2018, Brian has developed innovative watershed management plans for streams in the Susquehanna Valley, as part of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Pennsylvania Science Team. He specializes in integrating advanced modeling, remote sensing, and geospatial techniques into community-driven environmental planning. Prior to joining CBF, Brian has done related work in Pennsylvania, California, Massachusetts, and […]

The Tennessee World Affairs Council in collaboration with the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading is offering An International Careers Panel via Zoom at 12:30 - 2:00 Eastern Time on Wednesday April 3, 2024. Do you wonder what jobs and careers there are in International affairs? There is more than you think. Every Fall and […]

VIRTUAL EVENT 12:00 NOON APRIL 10TH Mr. Witman will review the 4,000  year history of the region, expanding upon the well-received presentation he made as part of the panel discussion on the current Palestinian and Israeli conflict hosted by the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading January 17, 2024 at the McGlinn Conference and Spirituality […]